Local people caught the alleged rapist Rubel, 25, and later on handed him over to the police.
Locals said Rubel forcibly picked up the girl on an auto-rikshaw in Tuskhali area while the girl was returning home from private tuition in the morning. Then, the culprit took the girl to one of his friends' house located at Jiniya village of the upzila and raped the girl.
Being informed by neighbouring people, police went to the spot and rescued the girl. The victim has been admitted to Pirojpur general hospital.
Officer-in-charge of Bhandaria police station Kamruzzaman Talukdar said the girl's father filed a case against Rubel with the police station.
